Health care
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PublishedJuly 17, 2018
Arizona embryo law could alter abortion debate
Under a first-in-the-nation law that went into effect July 1, custody of disputed frozen embryos must be given to the party who intends to help them "develop to birth."
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PublishedJuly 16, 2018
Urgent care clinics are prescribing too many unnecessary antibiotics, study says
Urgent care centers and retail health clinics – which are embedded in grocery stores, big-box stores and pharmacy chains – together serve millions of patients across the U.S. each year.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2018
Serenity House closing substance use treatment center after 5 decades in Portland
York County Shelter Programs says it can't afford to keep the 16-bed home running any longer, shutting down in the midst of an opioid crisis.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Public gets a chance to weigh in on insurers’ ACA rate requests for 2019
Two meetings, in Bangor and Portland, will allow residents to ask questions and comment on proposed increases of up to 13.8%.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2018
Trump administration makes another move to undermine Obamacare
It's ending payments that help certain health insurers avoid losses, which is expected to raise premiums for individuals and small businesses and cost taxpayers.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2018
Pharmacy middlemen steer some patients to riskier drugs
Critics say the role of medical benefit managers prioritizes profit over safety – and the stakes are particularly high for users of opioid painkillers.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2018
Lifestyle of mother outweighs other factors in children’s obesity
The findings support the idea that programs need to look beyond the kids themselves.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2018
HPV test tops Pap smear at detecting precancerous cervical changes, study says
Some experts now expect a push to use only the HPV test for the condition that kills 4,200 annually, but others say dual testing is still best.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2018
As LePage digs in against Medicaid expansion, advocates urge newly eligible Mainers to apply for coverage
A law passed by voters in 2017, which set Monday as the day applications could begin, makes as many as 70,000 more people eligible for state and federally funded health care coverage.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2018
Expanded Medicaid in limbo on first day that Mainers can apply for it
A continuing court battle causes a delay, but advocates are encouraging low-income people to move forward even though the LePage administration is not ready for a surge in applicants.
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